36 U.S.C. § 144 : US Code - Section 144: Patriot Day

Search 36 U.S.C. § 144 : US Code - Section 144: Patriot Day

(a) Designation. - September 11 is Patriot Day.
(b) Proclamation. - The President is requested to issue each year
a proclamation calling on -
(1) State and local governments and the people of the United
States to observe Patriot Day with appropriate programs and
activities;
(2) all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the
United States and interested organizations and individuals to
display the flag of the United States at halfstaff on Patriot Day
in honor of the individuals who lost their lives as a result of
the terrorist attacks against the United States that occurred on
September 11, 2001; and
(3) the people of the United States to observe a moment of
silence on Patriot Day in honor of the individuals who lost their
lives as a result of the terrorist attacks against the United
States that occurred on September 11, 2001.